Mental Health Resources

City of Seattle + Joon

Joon delivers effective one-on-one therapy in a platform teens and young adults love. Meet with your dedicated therapist over video and practice skills that are aligned to your personal therapy goals.

Through the City of Seattle program, there is no cost to you—the cost is fully covered by the city. And your therapy remains 100% confidential.

Joon therapists specialize in youth mental health, offering compassionate, affirming care that helps teens and young adults work through their challenges in a safe, supportive environment. Their innovative approach to therapy is not just evidence-based, but also deeply personalized.

Joon is committed to providing inclusive mental health care that affirms the dignity, worth, and value of all individuals. They are dedicated to caring for all young people, including underrepresented, underserved, and historically marginalized populations, and they support all therapists in providing culturally responsive care. Language translation services are offered as needed.  

Young People’s Mental Health and Substance Use in King County: What We’re Learning

By Best Starts for Kids

It doesn’t take an expert to realize that young people have a lot to cope with these days. But a group of public health and behavioral health experts at King County and Seattle Children’s realized that a better understanding of young people’s experiences with mental health and substance use would help agencies and institutions better respond to their needs. That’s why they shared data and developed a data brief to capture the story of young people in King County at different points in their journey.

To find out more about what the data tell us about young people in King County and what they need, we sat down with Sarah Wilhelm, who leads youth mental health policy and program work in Public Health Seattle & King County and Best Starts for Kids, and Sara Jaye Sanford, who crunches data on young people’s mental health in King County.

Seattle Public Schools

SPS has a list of Community Based Providers and Crisis Support contacts to help support students and families available on their website. Find support for anxiety, depression, substance use, grief & loss, suicide prevention, sexual assault & abuse, eating disorders, and more, from a broad-scope of organizations with culturally-relevant services for specific identities,

If you are 13 or older, you are able to reach out to mental health and health providers and receive confidential services without needing parental/guardian consent.

City of Seattle + Talkspace

City of Seattle is partnering with Talkspace to bring free online therapy for Seattle youth and young adults. Seattle residents ages 13-24 get free online therapy through Talkspace. Experience mental health care that's confidential and accessible. Sign up today with keyword: seattle

Seattle youth also have access to Talkspace Go, a self-guided therapy app tailored for individuals. To get started, simply download the Talkspace Go app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enter your organization code: seattle